Health department planning vaccination block parties to reach herd immunity
Health department planning vaccination block parties
and last updated 2021-05-11 22:24:51-04
CINCINNATI â To reach the desired herd immunity within Cincinnati communities, the Cincinnati Health Department is working to try a new tack to encourage people to get the shot.
The health department has been pounding social media with cartoon videos encouraging masking and safe social distancing, and the department plans to throw neighborhood block parties wherever COVID-19 vaccination rates are lowest in the city. At the block parties you ll hear music, said Melba Moore, Cincinnati Health Commissioner. There s going to be food. And you get your vax, get something to eat. So you put those incentives there and then let s see who we get.
May 5, 2021
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When it comes to getting more COVID shots in arms, it appears state incentives are paying off. Quite literally.
In Maryland and Detroit, people can get money for getting the shot or driving someone to get a shot. A lot of people are still scared to take it so maybe this will help. Some people may want to go do it just because of that, Dorinda Jones, a resident of who got the vaccine, said.
But since vaccination rates continue to decline, places like Washington, D.C. and New Jersey are finding other creative ways to incentivize vaccinations.
Some Cincinnati companies offering cash incentive for employees to get vaccinated
Kroger, one of the largest employers in the Tri-State, confirmed it will be offering $100 to any associate who gets both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Local restaurant chain Taste of Belgium is also offering a $100 incentive.
and last updated 2021-04-29 19:18:17-04
CINCINNATI â Keara Heard brought her 16-year-old daughter Ciara Heard to Hamilton Countyâs clinic in Norwood so they could both get their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
There wasnât any extra incentive for their visit Thursday morning; it was just about getting protected against the coronavirus.
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